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B.J. Novak

Novak, son of writer William Novak, is also a writer and executive producer of NBC-TV's "The Office" and plays the character Ryan Howard. He also appeared in a Quentin Tarantino film, "Inglourious Basterds." The Newton South High School graduate attended Harvard University.

He visited his high school recently (at his mother's insistence) to speak. Novak was the editor-in-chief of The Roar, Newton South's student newspaper, from 1997-1998.